Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647. 95

Novemb 16^th 1640.
These are to will and require you to warne William Brough
and John Wortley that they be before Lieuten^t Rob^t Vaughan
at Such place and time as he Shall appoint to take the Oath of
viewers for the hundred of S^t Clements and to be there your-
self to take the Same Oath whereof fail not And for Soe doeing
this Shall be your warrant
To the high Constable of S^t Clements hundred. Eod
These are to authorise you to Administer the Oath of a
viewer according to the forme in that behalf by the Law Pro-
vided unto John Robinson John Wortly, and William Broughe
of S^t Clements hundred Planters.

Liber F.

[Rents in Kent Island.]

Cecilius &c^a to the Sheriff of our Isle of Kent Greeting
Whereas since our Conditions of Plantation published in the
Year 1633 and since divers persons have entred upon the Isle
of Kent and there seated themselves and taken up several
parcells of Land whereby they became Obliged to the Rent
Reserved upon the said Conditions these are therefore to will
and Require you to demand of every several tenant possessed
of or Claiming to any Land within the said Island the rent due
for the said Land possessed or claimed by every such tenant
viz^t] for every fifty Acres twelve pence Sterling or the Com-
modities of the Country for every year that he hath been
possessed of the same for which twelve pence you may Receive
four pound of Tobacco or one peck of wheat and whereas
divers persons are possessed of several parcells of Land by
Virtue of a pretended Grant from Captain William Cleyborn
for the Yearly Rent of two Capons our will is that from such
tenants you demand no more for the time past then the said

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1636-1657.
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two Capons for every Year that the Rent hath been behind
and from such as shall be willing to Commute the said Rent
into some other Commodities that you may take for every two
Capons sixteen pound of Tobacco or one Bushel of wheat and
if any shall Refuse or delay to pay their said Rents and Arrears
of Rent due in manner as aforesaid or to Compound for the
same as aforesaid then we do hereby Authorise you and withal
will and require you to destrain for the same upon any the
Lands Goods or Chattels of the party or parties so refusing or
delaying and such rents as shall be by you received by virtue
hereof make Accompt thereof to our Receiver General at Saint
Marys who shall satisfy you for your pains therein whereof fail
not & Given at Saint Marys this 7^th December 1640

Cecilius &c^a to our trusty John Robinson high Constable of
Saint Clements hundred Greeting Whereas William Britton of

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